§ 63A-14-102. Definitions.


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  •      As used in this chapter:
    (1) "Commission" means the Independent Executive Branch Ethics Commission, created in Section 63A-14-202.
    (2) "Complainant" means an individual who files a complaint under Subsection 63A-14-402(1)(a).
    (3) "Executive branch elected official" means:
    (a) the governor;
    (b) the lieutenant governor;
    (c) the state auditor;
    (d) the state treasurer; or
    (e) the attorney general.
    (4) "Improper purpose" includes harassing a respondent, causing unwarranted harm to a respondent's reputation, or causing unnecessary expenditure of public funds.
    (5) "Respondent" means the executive branch elected official against whom an ethics complaint described in Section 63A-14-402 is filed.
    (6) "Violation" means a high crime, a misdemeanor, or malfeasance in office.
Enacted by Chapter 426, 2013 General Session